Nope, I have never declawed my cats and I never would. My cats are strictly indoors only, but they still have all their claws. My furniture is not ripped up (except one really old couch) and they are good about using the cat trees with carpet for sharpening their claws.

I don't have a waterbed anymore, but I used to and never had a cat claw go through it. I did have a cat accidently knock a huge margarita glass down in between the mattress and the frame, but even broken glass didn't puncture the waterbed.


I have dogs too, and even though they get along w/ the cats, I feel better if the cats have some weaponry.